Recommendations

Based on the threats fully autonomous weapons would pose to
civilians, Human Rights Watch and IHRC make the following recommendations,
which are expanded on at the end of this report:

To All States

Prohibit the development, production, and
use of fully autonomous weapons through an international legally binding
instrument.

Adopt national laws and policies to prohibit
the development, production, and use of fully autonomous weapons.

Commence reviews of technologies and
components that could lead to fully autonomous weapons. These reviews should
take place at the very beginning of the development process and continue
throughout the development and testing phases.

To Roboticists and Others Involved in the Development
of Robotic Weapons

Establish a professional code of conduct
governing the research and development of autonomous robotic weapons,
especially those capable of becoming fully autonomous, in order to ensure that
legal and ethical concerns about their use in armed conflict are adequately
considered at all stages of technological development.